Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 106: Opening Prayer and Opening Remarks
| Database ID | 30698 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Native Law Centre fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Reference Library, RCAP vol. 106 (Box 17) | |
| Date of creation | April 5, 1993 | |
| Physical description/extent | 13 pgs | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Scope and content | File contains an opening prayer and opening remarks for the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday, April 5, 1993. Commissioner Rene Dussault, George Erasmus, and Facilitator Mary Simon deliver opening remarks explaining the mandate, goals, and composition of the Commission. They also discuss the format of this particular sitting which deals with the High Arctic Relocation of Inuit peoples by the Government of Canada in the 1950s. Lizzie Amagoalik delivers an opening prayer. | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions, 1992-1993. Reproduced with the permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, and Courtesy of the Privy Council Office, 2008. | |
| Type | Published | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan. Native Law Centre | |
| Other notes | Volume 1, Ottawa, Ontario. April 5, 1993. Pages 1-13. | |
| Place | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Canada -- National International | |
| Cultural region | Arctic Canada -- National International | |
| Names | Amagoalik, Lizzie Dussault, Rene, 1939- Erasmus, Georges Henry, 1948- (Chief) Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Simon, Mary | |
| Subject | Government commissions -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Government policy Inuit Affairs Relocation Indigenous Peoples General Inuit Affairs -- Art and Culture | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/30698
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